Erich Abraham

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Erich Abraham : biography

27 March 1895 – 7 March 1971

Erich Gottfried Abraham (27 March 1895 – 7 March 1971) was a German general of Infantry, serving during World War II. Abraham commanded the LXIII. Armeekorps on the Western Front in 1945. He was also a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Abraham was born in Marienburg in West Prussia. He died in Wiesbaden.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1914)
    • 2nd Class (2 September 1915)Thomas 1997, p. 1.
    • 1st Class (27 June 1917)
  • Austrian Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with War Decoration (20 March 1917)Thomas and Wegmann 1987, p. 10.
  • Cross of Honour for Combatants (1 December 1934)
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 2nd Class (2 October 1936)
  • West Wall Medal
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
    • 2nd Class (10 March 1940)
    • 1st Class (21 June 1940)
  • Romanian Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (22 June 1942)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (13 November 1942)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold on 7 March 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 230Patzwall and Scherzer 2001, p. 10.
  • Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight’s Cross on 13 November 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 230Scherzer 2007, p. 187.
    • 516th Oak Leaves on 26 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 76. Infanterie-Division

Military career

Erich Abraham volunteered for military service on 4 August 1914 and on 11 July 1915 was assigned to Infanterie-Regiment 341 as a Leutnant of the military reserves. Oberleutnant Abraham left the military service on 20 May 1920 and joined the police as a Leutnant. On 15 October 1935 he again joined the military service holding the rank of Major and as a company commander was assigned to Infanterie-Regiment 18.